[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 26008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12006]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Open Meeting of the Information Security and Privacy Advisory 
Board

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) 
will meet Thursday, June 21, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., 
Eastern Time, and Friday, June 22, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. 
Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 21, 2018, from 9:00 
a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, and Friday, June 22, 2018, from 
9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the American Institute of 
Architects, 1735 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Scholl, Information Technology 
Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-
8930, Telephone: (301) 975-2941, Email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the ISPAB 
will meet Thursday, June 21, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., 
Eastern Time, and Friday, June 22, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. 
Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public. The ISPAB is 
authorized by 15 U.S.C. 278g-4, as amended, and advises the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
on information security and privacy issues pertaining to Federal 
government information systems, including thorough review of proposed 
standards and guidelines developed by NIST. Details regarding the 
ISPAB's activities are available at http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SMA/ispab/index.html.
    The agenda is expected to include the following items:

--Deliberations and recommendations by the Board on security and 
privacy issues,
--Presentation and discussion on NIST cybersecurity standards and 
guidelines,
--Briefings on reports specified in Executive Order 13800,
--Presentation and discussion on supply chain risk management programs,
--Briefing on small businesses use of the Cybersecurity Framework,
--Presentation and discussion on uses for blockchains,
--Presentation and opportunity for questions on cybersecurity workforce 
initiatives,
--Discussion on pending cybersecurity legislation, and
--Updates on NIST Information Technology Laboratory cybersecurity work.

    Note that agenda items may change without notice. The final agenda 
will be posted on the website indicated above. Seating will be 
available for the public and media. Pre-registration is not required to 
attend this meeting.
    Public Participation: The ISPAB agenda will include a period, not 
to exceed thirty minutes, for oral comments from the public (Thursday, 
June 21, 2018, between 4:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.). Speakers will be 
selected on a first-come, first-served basis. Each speaker will be 
limited to five minutes. Questions from the public will not be 
considered during this period. Members of the public who are interested 
in speaking are requested to contact Matthew Scholl at the contact 
information indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice.
    Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who 
had wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, and 
those who were unable to attend in person are invited to submit written 
statements. In addition, written statements are invited and may be 
submitted to the ISPAB at any time. All written statements should be 
directed to the ISPAB Secretariat, Information Technology Laboratory, 
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2018-12006 Filed 6-4-18; 8:45 am]
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